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cookies bring Inception to life...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihesTw4l4w-vubz2R4gQKSLQOv6zFdYo3gsZ1EA5oRbQavZn_LNy_CqzS65U8UunVQDNXfAy8uBsdwxnC59GvXTXwCDipkG7hABZwpfRwZTJS6Amdf2J3oMz8yveq8UbsSJm1Up8pCrN2x/s1600/AA1britt4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihesTw4l4w-vubz2R4gQKSLQOv6zFdYo3gsZ1EA5oRbQavZn_LNy_CqzS65U8UunVQDNXfAy8uBsdwxnC59GvXTXwCDipkG7hABZwpfRwZTJS6Amdf2J3oMz8yveq8UbsSJm1Up8pCrN2x/s400/AA1britt4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Baby steps for three more days of doing those numbers... Will someone remind me next time that I'm just too old and creaky? Pretty please?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBBAEUfzjtY3j15WxL4DgyLK60ktptBLL3uobR3gF8tph4k2UnddTUWYu4vTvkhFlf9ekLc5W0xH4wi0fdjNgmomefNjNg9QLdW_CTeeUiHKANzJA8avA1oRSVVDSOwC_FeayFyFNXOfA/s1600/AA1britt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBBAEUfzjtY3j15WxL4DgyLK60ktptBLL3uobR3gF8tph4k2UnddTUWYu4vTvkhFlf9ekLc5W0xH4wi0fdjNgmomefNjNg9QLdW_CTeeUiHKANzJA8avA1oRSVVDSOwC_FeayFyFNXOfA/s400/AA1britt2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">booties: steve madden. jeans: american eagle. polka dot top & blazer: thrifted (but...old navy & the limited). belt: forever21. flower pin: downeast outfitters. watch: target.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXpT3R-QqQsK2bJ92aR8PracbWwabIMIGdLu3Bq4xIoJSFh_R11vSunsLG0b1h8C33iPbIn-F89SX9R0ZvRQxTkanhvlra_N34U1fVyqr6HdmjKtMtReYWhcE8JTMEDuDS771YKRZ4YCa/s1600/AA1britt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXpT3R-QqQsK2bJ92aR8PracbWwabIMIGdLu3Bq4xIoJSFh_R11vSunsLG0b1h8C33iPbIn-F89SX9R0ZvRQxTkanhvlra_N34U1fVyqr6HdmjKtMtReYWhcE8JTMEDuDS771YKRZ4YCa/s400/AA1britt1.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJ8ofW4X4fgffybU5rZpXN05YGL-QBjBYZI8foaYqpWvoXxMJ-Hprd1d1-6aB8VjMdg6qxkvm1QSiewfzwoH0mU4dhtmct4eBPoPPHACO58oGHSXP3jdlCvICFooJa-6R1Hw7vC8QIVnX/s1600/AA1britt3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJ8ofW4X4fgffybU5rZpXN05YGL-QBjBYZI8foaYqpWvoXxMJ-Hprd1d1-6aB8VjMdg6qxkvm1QSiewfzwoH0mU4dhtmct4eBPoPPHACO58oGHSXP3jdlCvICFooJa-6R1Hw7vC8QIVnX/s400/AA1britt3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">Sometimes my world moves verrrrry slooooowly. Like right now. I'm sitting here in the kitchen, listening to my puppy snore, my 2-year-old talk about how pretty she'll look at her wedding (??? and again I say ???), and my 4-year-old and her BFF giggling adorably over their newly created play-doh Ice Cream Flower Garden. It's like time has stopped for a few minutes, because I'm fully invested in the moment called Now.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Of course, one can always take that time-stand-still mindset to an uncomfortable extreme. Like I did, when I (<a href="http://adayinlifetoo.blogspot.com/2011/01/boots-skinny-jeans-and-belted-cardigan.html" target="_blank">again</a>) thought I could pull off double braids. C'mon, though. A blazer totally cancels out the juvenility (yep, made that one up...I think...), and then I've still got on heels, so I figure I'm 1 point in the positive for dressing my age. Two points if you count the watch, which means I could've actually tied ribbons around the braids, too. Next time.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Speaking of Now, there are some leftover snickerdoodles sitting on the counter that won't be here Later. And if that kind of time-manipulation speak confuses you, I don't recommend watching Inception. Or riding in elevators. Just in case.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Monday. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Want this look? Totally don't blame you. Check out (similar) goods:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background: white; border-bottom: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-left: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-right: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-top: #bfbfbf 1px solid; display: block; position: relative; width: 430px;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="150" scrolling="no" src="http://widget.shopstyle.com/widget?pid=uid6676-2041974-73&look=2775120&size=Small&width=6&height=1&layouttype=0&border=0&footer=0" width="430"></iframe><br /><div style="bottom: 2px; height: 18px; left: 0px; line-height: 12px; position: absolute; width: 100%;"><div style="left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px; position: absolute;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/browse/Steve-Madden#pid=uid6676-2041974-73" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; color: #606060; font: 11px verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline;">More Steve Madden...</a></div><div style="padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 3px; position: absolute; right: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/#pid=uid6676-2041974-73" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;"><img alt="ShopStyle" src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/im/widget/ShopStyleLogo_powered_small.png" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></img></a></div></div></div></div></div>

cookies bring Inception to life...

Baby steps for three more days of doing those numbers... Will someone remind me next time that I'm just too old and creaky? Pretty please?booties: steve madden. jeans: american eagle. polka dot top & blazer: thrifted (but...old navy & the limited). belt: forever21. flower pin: downeast outfitters. w…

28Feb2011

5-day recap

5-day recap

This just in: I wear a lot of blue. The question is: is that psychologically significant? Nah.And, seriously you guys. Those boots? From Target? Best $23 I'll ever spend. (They were on sale.)…

27Feb2011

Does this dress make me look fat? (Correct answer: Actually yes. Yes it does.)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInggLJYFZW1wefeDr3eRlr0tmRwKGmL2XUpZx4mdCXEGU-Oj4eFV3ygm5H157fnUkB-Sb5xE9iBDEHC-jnwwNvWKTc8w5ThBj1fUtN3ysRCf41NtAqZDV4oaZBfmfWKwCKZIQO7fW9abc/s1600/Z1britt4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInggLJYFZW1wefeDr3eRlr0tmRwKGmL2XUpZx4mdCXEGU-Oj4eFV3ygm5H157fnUkB-Sb5xE9iBDEHC-jnwwNvWKTc8w5ThBj1fUtN3ysRCf41NtAqZDV4oaZBfmfWKwCKZIQO7fW9abc/s400/Z1britt4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Sorry about yesterday's lack of post. No, really. I'm sorry. Mostly sorry for myself, though, because now I have to actually figure out today's date (previously, the date = my 30x30 number). My poor brain. Hey, don't roll your eyes at me. These little things add up, people. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoOkG9UpPkP0-QuHK79q4HuTaCJmpkFvL-GGQSwGEEiKoIX-5e3Ks4_-yNLgFPYRsTto7jSPmA1gxylWJxBmi70cngrPxA-fj95tVV0yXYWrnzEtahS_PKZA8z4lB4oeJs1Jr9EMR3Jqj/s1600/Z1britt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoOkG9UpPkP0-QuHK79q4HuTaCJmpkFvL-GGQSwGEEiKoIX-5e3Ks4_-yNLgFPYRsTto7jSPmA1gxylWJxBmi70cngrPxA-fj95tVV0yXYWrnzEtahS_PKZA8z4lB4oeJs1Jr9EMR3Jqj/s400/Z1britt1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">shoes: union bay brand. tights & jewelry: don't recall. leg warmers: amazon. dress: gap. belt: thrifted. cardigan: j.crew.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxsSqtMKGV3iENJ_oR3aikq_SKnUlCgEwq3vtt_rR_q2yAiXpNsVwymQcoJ4hvCrxWIX0P-qrP4i1K9dP9r5eR64HX-kPNTF_Y4vH5W3ABdRBCBKZnBi63avUjEpQrPx5ioABa_oZ4uKH/s1600/Z1britt3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxsSqtMKGV3iENJ_oR3aikq_SKnUlCgEwq3vtt_rR_q2yAiXpNsVwymQcoJ4hvCrxWIX0P-qrP4i1K9dP9r5eR64HX-kPNTF_Y4vH5W3ABdRBCBKZnBi63avUjEpQrPx5ioABa_oZ4uKH/s400/Z1britt3.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yc4iQQyym1F2sijDXpofCM9TAjhY80N6a4DEeA3y05TeyJWYilEkbaLEqP3d1nW7wyagaVoaW7Pew2mIAyyyvAcsjScCShUcm01m0Gy0idKEj1vsgkQkPY303O4TRdR1DRRqRRyQF7PF/s1600/Z1britt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yc4iQQyym1F2sijDXpofCM9TAjhY80N6a4DEeA3y05TeyJWYilEkbaLEqP3d1nW7wyagaVoaW7Pew2mIAyyyvAcsjScCShUcm01m0Gy0idKEj1vsgkQkPY303O4TRdR1DRRqRRyQF7PF/s400/Z1britt2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">This week I'm grateful for:</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">- paint rollers.</div><div align="center">- beautiful blue sky peeking through the snow-laden branches of barren trees.</div><div align="center">- a 2-year-old's trying to find her sister and calling out: "wheh IS you?"</div><div align="center">- windows from which I can watch my children playing in the snow. Should I have been out there playing with them? Probably. But I'm the one who kicked them out into the "fresh air" in the first place, so I'll score myself a half-a-point in the Mothering Department. And anyways, we all enjoyed some hot cocoa afterward, so that gives me another half-a-point...right?</div><div align="center">- the children's book <u>Olivia</u>. Don't think I could get sick of reading that one to the kiddos. And believe you me, I would've been sick of it by now.</div><div align="center">- a mr.-fix-it husband. Who would vehemently deny the title. But it's true.</div><div align="center">- our home.</div><div align="center">- snickerdoodles.</div><div align="center">- family & friends. Sounds totally cliche, doesn't it? Like, you're probably skimming by now and are thinking, "blah blah, family friends big whoop reeeeal original." Or, actually, you're probably not even giving it that much thought. Regardless of how stale it sounds, I couldn't mean it more genuinely.</div><div align="center">- my cell phone.</div><div align="center">- simple things.<br />- smiling to myself at the irony of almost ending this list with "my cell phone" and "simple things."</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Happy Sunday! </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Want this look? Or do you, like me, feel it makes the wearer look chunky & stumpy and will therefore pass on copying it? Don't blame you at all...but either way, here are similar pieces below:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background: white; border-bottom: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-left: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-right: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-top: #bfbfbf 1px solid; display: block; position: relative; width: 430px;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="150" scrolling="no" src="http://widget.shopstyle.com/widget?pid=uid6676-2041974-73&look=2771688&size=Small&width=6&height=1&layouttype=0&border=0&footer=0" width="430"></iframe><br /><div style="bottom: 2px; height: 18px; left: 0px; line-height: 12px; position: absolute; width: 100%;"><div style="left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px; position: absolute;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/browse/J.Crew#pid=uid6676-2041974-73" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; color: #606060; font: 11px verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline;">More J.Crew...</a></div><div style="padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 3px; position: absolute; right: 0px;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/#pid=uid6676-2041974-73" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;"><img alt="ShopStyle" src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/im/widget/ShopStyleLogo_powered_small.png" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></img></a></div></div></div></div>

Does this dress make me look fat? (Correct answer: Actually yes. Yes it does.)

Sorry about yesterday's lack of post. No, really. I'm sorry. Mostly sorry for myself, though, because now I have to actually figure out today's date (previously, the date = my 30x30 number). My poor brain. Hey, don't roll your eyes at me. These little things add up, people. shoes: union bay brand.…

27Feb2011

To tuck or not to tuck? Or to tuck halfway? These are the questions...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpwcHn9Ee3ZdQPX6RVA0WitpM5z6te_WVQWUzDgZHWTIS3Sq93tXAsdJjMugF1KjqFem-euWWDS_IJpwNybYBW2zhiphzLtOyXWAq7vMjKXh6dg4v_DAtIgQHbqvteaEjrnLfPUZztpp8/s1600/Y1britt3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpwcHn9Ee3ZdQPX6RVA0WitpM5z6te_WVQWUzDgZHWTIS3Sq93tXAsdJjMugF1KjqFem-euWWDS_IJpwNybYBW2zhiphzLtOyXWAq7vMjKXh6dg4v_DAtIgQHbqvteaEjrnLfPUZztpp8/s400/Y1britt3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mirror images. Smashing. And also? Apparently my body rounds itself out where it wants and when it wants, but it blatantly disregards my needs for forming daily numerals (i.e., the bottom part of a "5"). Stinking stubborn knees that only bend. What good are ya?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYzvdjOTOMu-2i6X2vg6U__FCI67tXLjnSG-DT_SkNC-NC2MRO93NUhB-zepr6Fn1eBFpOchmubsNC3w4FFLao_9atM7M_GyBq39pwfdfSGnujC6Pr0vKSnDDBOzetUDlq7lsqtLVyrFy/s1600/Y1britt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYzvdjOTOMu-2i6X2vg6U__FCI67tXLjnSG-DT_SkNC-NC2MRO93NUhB-zepr6Fn1eBFpOchmubsNC3w4FFLao_9atM7M_GyBq39pwfdfSGnujC6Pr0vKSnDDBOzetUDlq7lsqtLVyrFy/s400/Y1britt1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">boots: target. jeans: kohl's. shirt: gap. cardigan: j.crew. scarf: gift (old navy). belt: Poket's. earrings: hawaii.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKv0GMtABJkbjlJc6V0WJTEiXnl-A1Ng4dgUXgfbkzWzT0BnM8r77onltc09waq2eXenuL7r-VnKbfyapM_MNhexLS1PouM1-MpBGvojP1ixKL9-zzUWHiw_YZiy9qPR8rMkKWaIus-gp/s1600/Y1britt4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKv0GMtABJkbjlJc6V0WJTEiXnl-A1Ng4dgUXgfbkzWzT0BnM8r77onltc09waq2eXenuL7r-VnKbfyapM_MNhexLS1PouM1-MpBGvojP1ixKL9-zzUWHiw_YZiy9qPR8rMkKWaIus-gp/s400/Y1britt4.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWm-7QYxp-PcAecvtMy8NNKL-nX1tFIF5MOkmE5thy37G1wdn_LFd41To8UuTvPCacSOOAEmBUhkeag9FJLtDBVVQdnK6i0hVqSOG8qQRbf5Mcv9I6VVCYLvTyP5EN_OUkCgxEolhk7KA/s1600/Y1britt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWm-7QYxp-PcAecvtMy8NNKL-nX1tFIF5MOkmE5thy37G1wdn_LFd41To8UuTvPCacSOOAEmBUhkeag9FJLtDBVVQdnK6i0hVqSOG8qQRbf5Mcv9I6VVCYLvTyP5EN_OUkCgxEolhk7KA/s400/Y1britt2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">In junior high (yes, I'm old enough that I went to junior high and not middle school. Maybe we did arithmetic on slate boards and fetched water from the town well and carried hot potatoes to school in our pails, too. What of it?) (Just kidding. My junior high was just like middle school now--scary cafeteria food and a geography teacher whose white spittle that formed between his top and bottom lip while he talked was absolutely mesmerizing.)</div><br><div align="center">Wow. Better start over. (ahem) In junior high, I remember tucking the front of my shirts in but letting the back hang out. Did anyone else do this? And is it weird that I'm doing it here and now? I don't see it often, but I wanted my belt to be seen here, because to me it tied in the boots to the whole ensemble.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">What's your vote--yay or nay to a front-only tuck? And also, sorry about the cuhrazy lighting in these photos. I figure we're all just lucky I got any photos at all. And when I say "we're" I of course mean "I'm"...because probably you all could have a perfectly happy Friday without photos of a girl slapping her knee like a hoedown-beat-keeper and one with hair like a lioness.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">But now that you've seen these photos...it's hard to go back to the person you were before. There there, little one. Don't cry.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Happy Friday!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Want this look? First, stick your finger in the nearest electrical outlet. Then buy these clothes:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background: white; border-bottom: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-left: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-right: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-top: #bfbfbf 1px solid; display: block; position: relative; width: 430px;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="150" scrolling="no" src="http://widget.shopstyle.com/widget?pid=uid6676-2041974-73&look=2765743&size=Small&width=6&height=1&layouttype=0&border=0&footer=0" width="430"></iframe><br /><div style="bottom: 2px; height: 18px; left: 0px; line-height: 12px; position: absolute; width: 100%;"><div style="left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px; position: absolute;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/browse/Forever-21#pid=uid6676-2041974-73" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; color: #606060; font: 11px verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline;">More Forever 21...</a></div><div style="padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 3px; position: absolute; right: 0px;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/#pid=uid6676-2041974-73" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;"><img alt="ShopStyle" src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/im/widget/ShopStyleLogo_powered_small.png" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></img></a></div></div></div></div>

To tuck or not to tuck? Or to tuck halfway? These are the questions...

Mirror images. Smashing. And also? Apparently my body rounds itself out where it wants and when it wants, but it blatantly disregards my needs for forming daily numerals (i.e., the bottom part of a "5"). Stinking stubborn knees that only bend. What good are ya? boots: target. jeans: kohl's. shirt: g…

25Feb2011

alexander has nothing on this terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhup3GzhAxpfb1esbR9vxgwPFuEXtALu7RLSCgvJOXgUu5DH7K-M1d7pY1WAHjN4IAP50Z4ZMS9aDgRJc84siVc7rjBy6X_RpBEZ3WbQj0oReSGftXG0RJcKfew2M_exnHsbz60IcR3Cixq/s1600/X1britt3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhup3GzhAxpfb1esbR9vxgwPFuEXtALu7RLSCgvJOXgUu5DH7K-M1d7pY1WAHjN4IAP50Z4ZMS9aDgRJc84siVc7rjBy6X_RpBEZ3WbQj0oReSGftXG0RJcKfew2M_exnHsbz60IcR3Cixq/s400/X1britt3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> In a perfect world, II + IIII = VI. But in my imperfect world, and on a fairly rotten day like today, II + IIII = XXIV. Feel free to disagree and/or flunk me in Roman Mathematics. But it won't change the photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohr6iAliAj_wH3HRS0FLHCQpiUoEy4JkTmF6irauW8-0pDMp9_QnDBJ4U74fJGWD195uhG6KC_GwitIj5Rl6ZBnJqzw56lWCRqPAdTXGVphYJzj7quzuaYCfwToQYn0-rTMfGxM5YM1hh/s1600/X1britt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohr6iAliAj_wH3HRS0FLHCQpiUoEy4JkTmF6irauW8-0pDMp9_QnDBJ4U74fJGWD195uhG6KC_GwitIj5Rl6ZBnJqzw56lWCRqPAdTXGVphYJzj7quzuaYCfwToQYn0-rTMfGxM5YM1hh/s400/X1britt2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> boots: target. leg warmers: amazon.com. tights: gift. skirt: gap. shirt: a.n.a. brand. scarf: sweden. bracelet: forever21. fake smile: discontinued.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXXcl7c95RZGXVtfHLYZAuOT8Eno9u5IEuIpJ5_RKTwU5naptMI_BvsBuDE8h95ccjkkG6xXfqlxQlj21HvA5yaci5TcmKKO4qfY-GMIPAgyyraLjSQwUlPr2Kgs4XF7Tqxj27KdW6Yek/s1600/X1britt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXXcl7c95RZGXVtfHLYZAuOT8Eno9u5IEuIpJ5_RKTwU5naptMI_BvsBuDE8h95ccjkkG6xXfqlxQlj21HvA5yaci5TcmKKO4qfY-GMIPAgyyraLjSQwUlPr2Kgs4XF7Tqxj27KdW6Yek/s400/X1britt1.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><div align="center">This morning I shaved my legs for the first time in...a long time. Probably somewhere between 5 and 20 days. Give or take. (Preferably not "give," or whichever one makes it longer than 20...) And in doing so, I accidentally gave myself a minor cut (probably from being so out of practice) below my right knee. No biggie, it was small. I got out and got dressed. About 3 minutes later I glanced down and saw a little spot of blood on my tights right there.</div><div align="center"><br />Sweet.</div><br /><div align="center">Now, if I were a hygienic person or even an average specimen of human beingness, I probably would've changed my tights. Buuuuuut instead I simply threw on leg warmers and pulled 'em real high to cover the spot up. Which ended up being okay, because it's snowing. Again.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Without laying it on too thickly, my day has gone downhill from there. Which is why I posted 0.5 of a photo today, and why I'm making this as brief as possible. "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all."</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">*cough*</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">See what I mean? But tomorrow's another day. And I bet it'll be a good one.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Happy Thursday.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Want this look? Sans negative attitude? You got it...check it out:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background: white; border-bottom: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-left: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-right: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-top: #bfbfbf 1px solid; display: block; position: relative; width: 430px;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="150" scrolling="no" src="http://widget.shopstyle.com/widget?pid=uid6676-2041974-73&look=2756132&size=Small&width=6&height=1&layouttype=0&border=0&footer=0" width="430"></iframe><br /><div style="bottom: 2px; height: 18px; left: 0px; line-height: 12px; position: absolute; width: 100%;"><div style="left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px; position: absolute;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/browse/Lucky-Brand#pid=uid6676-2041974-73" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; color: #606060; font: 11px verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline;">More Lucky Brand...</a></div><div style="padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 3px; position: absolute; right: 0px;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/#pid=uid6676-2041974-73" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;"><img alt="ShopStyle" src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/im/widget/ShopStyleLogo_powered_small.png" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></img></a></div></div></div></div>

alexander has nothing on this terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day...

In a perfect world, II + IIII = VI. But in my imperfect world, and on a fairly rotten day like today, II + IIII = XXIV. Feel free to disagree and/or flunk me in Roman Mathematics. But it won't change the photo. boots: target. leg warmers: amazon.com. tights: gift. skirt: gap. shirt: a.n.a. brand. s…

24Feb2011

better late than never...except for stuff like mold and rust. then i'd take never.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi213Ah1kC0GYMhDh0bGTflpIdC1tI6bG2Lscnbx586yskR6BcgZEGpfKAoAjBMr1Uv5B2by6jN8YKTxuEshwSjEr0yvEvL5F9L-kcF7KJ5K2QhsOKEs6OYkGiFcU9kCmMP2WKDFdCIJh1J/s1600/W1britt3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi213Ah1kC0GYMhDh0bGTflpIdC1tI6bG2Lscnbx586yskR6BcgZEGpfKAoAjBMr1Uv5B2by6jN8YKTxuEshwSjEr0yvEvL5F9L-kcF7KJ5K2QhsOKEs6OYkGiFcU9kCmMP2WKDFdCIJh1J/s400/W1britt3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Hahahaha. I'm sorry, but seriously...I can't stop laughing at the pic representing "3." Sometimes I crack myself up. Actually, a lot of times. Actually, that happens more often than it probably should, so says Pocket. I think he's right. But I can't help it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1p9iSXMM4DKasgKYUkSIkwdcuuCh4-Zf5Ceq7ewx0ZjujxdHn7cgpC-O-qMzAlOnglj6_TpxIA0F7j2dTx_nYMQxnfwuzCMpZVrD-hQAiHu1aj11Q3lrQJZFMfe-19lPiKo_RjO9Io_b5/s1600/W1britt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1p9iSXMM4DKasgKYUkSIkwdcuuCh4-Zf5Ceq7ewx0ZjujxdHn7cgpC-O-qMzAlOnglj6_TpxIA0F7j2dTx_nYMQxnfwuzCMpZVrD-hQAiHu1aj11Q3lrQJZFMfe-19lPiKo_RjO9Io_b5/s400/W1britt2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">shoes: union bay brand. pants & shirt: gap. cardigan: j.crew. scarf: smith's marketplace. belt: thrifted. watch: target. earrings: gift.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6mGNI8FTqeTegyOyLVjj5d8qLd_d8NR9FSmSIf-HleQjHLzimQMLt_q5aHcJmUGW_mVumicS-YcKR5nbEuZY7YaQkwIqnqT7PfZoAb16sB-gzrY5dX9JSQ05y16BY8BxXU7L07-uqw27/s1600/W1britt4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6mGNI8FTqeTegyOyLVjj5d8qLd_d8NR9FSmSIf-HleQjHLzimQMLt_q5aHcJmUGW_mVumicS-YcKR5nbEuZY7YaQkwIqnqT7PfZoAb16sB-gzrY5dX9JSQ05y16BY8BxXU7L07-uqw27/s400/W1britt4.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTkseF0uOkPtACEMmjSo_jYkTnoOHVd9-v3Q30U9QkENz8z4oHFudB5Qwlq03dQuQGPsGttIi41CHpeVOx5VRJVG8UZTVireVe8f9ZqWXfwpunPVfPNpfouwg-XV6VSfqgkIzqif7q10l/s1600/W1britt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTkseF0uOkPtACEMmjSo_jYkTnoOHVd9-v3Q30U9QkENz8z4oHFudB5Qwlq03dQuQGPsGttIi41CHpeVOx5VRJVG8UZTVireVe8f9ZqWXfwpunPVfPNpfouwg-XV6VSfqgkIzqif7q10l/s400/W1britt1.jpg" width="400" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Posting late today. I'm repainting one daughter's room so both daughters cans share the room so my son can move upstairs so we can maybe have houseguests for the next few months. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I wore this ensemble for a total of, like, 1 hour today. I've been in paint clothes ever since. That's not cheating, is it? And, even if it is, I'm being honest about it. Which should cancel out any negativity you might feel from being betrayed. Let's all eat a pnut m&m as a token of peace.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oooh, here's a psychological question for you all, once you've exhausted the chicken-or-the-egg bit: If someone tells the truth about their lie, are they honest or not? Annnnnd...yes, the chicken did come first. Absolutely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Wednesday! (what's left of it...)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Want this look? Here you go, help yourself...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background: white; border-bottom: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-left: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-right: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-top: #bfbfbf 1px solid; display: block; position: relative; width: 430px;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="150" scrolling="no" src="http://widget.shopstyle.com/widget?pid=uid6676-2041974-73&look=2753850&size=Small&width=6&height=1&layouttype=0&border=0&footer=0" width="430"></iframe><br /><div style="bottom: 2px; height: 18px; left: 0px; line-height: 12px; position: absolute; width: 100%;"><div style="left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px; position: absolute;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/browse/Asos#pid=uid6676-2041974-73" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; color: #606060; font: 11px verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline;">More Asos...</a></div><div style="padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 3px; position: absolute; right: 0px;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/#pid=uid6676-2041974-73" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;"><img alt="ShopStyle" src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/im/widget/ShopStyleLogo_powered_small.png" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></img></a></div></div></div></div>

better late than never...except for stuff like mold and rust. then i'd take never.

Hahahaha. I'm sorry, but seriously...I can't stop laughing at the pic representing "3." Sometimes I crack myself up. Actually, a lot of times. Actually, that happens more often than it probably should, so says Pocket. I think he's right. But I can't help it. shoes: union bay brand. pants & shirt: g…

23Feb2011

dark brown with black: too close for comfort?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AopgBiN3Hppv5nBWDD24ud9n87uoP1lGbFxAu-kTWtzhziqxqgGq0yi0TJr8-7eyYaqsoSCXk7fO-nTXFPepOQeMSYa484iO1qmE2vJ4TbBEVABdJeQv3AcVUPjHj1RIN_vl7mT47upa/s1600/V1britt4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AopgBiN3Hppv5nBWDD24ud9n87uoP1lGbFxAu-kTWtzhziqxqgGq0yi0TJr8-7eyYaqsoSCXk7fO-nTXFPepOQeMSYa484iO1qmE2vJ4TbBEVABdJeQv3AcVUPjHj1RIN_vl7mT47upa/s400/V1britt4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> So I'm getting lazy in my old age. Meh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qV6yHsVdAAN7mGR0qLr2hZ8rl4XMDitmFAFeZTuKPp54lHZM50wFSGKs8cpzIXCqGYG5DIvsIhWfpJDZnyE5FTpiMk8-4SAzSpBEewZx47sNzdTdWwkUikj8BWg9tkz-cLDV8cwFEkZU/s1600/V1britt3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qV6yHsVdAAN7mGR0qLr2hZ8rl4XMDitmFAFeZTuKPp54lHZM50wFSGKs8cpzIXCqGYG5DIvsIhWfpJDZnyE5FTpiMk8-4SAzSpBEewZx47sNzdTdWwkUikj8BWg9tkz-cLDV8cwFEkZU/s400/V1britt3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">booties: steve madden. socks: don't recall. skirt & jacket: kohl's. belt: f21. watch: target.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCendRD5-adLO423JmoCwRpK8tHg4pBuLdJc0Cz10H-6dWr6Ow3jx-SYTRQI9cnx1NTXJC89U4nB1Taly39iF_zW897Gy11k-nNMOrK9WToVcyxDdzHpu6CmCGGojSjLdD6_ubG0CrO_gV/s1600/V1britt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCendRD5-adLO423JmoCwRpK8tHg4pBuLdJc0Cz10H-6dWr6Ow3jx-SYTRQI9cnx1NTXJC89U4nB1Taly39iF_zW897Gy11k-nNMOrK9WToVcyxDdzHpu6CmCGGojSjLdD6_ubG0CrO_gV/s400/V1britt1.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpeYO8fhyphenhyphenAhR1PZfGjFzMWECui78s7bqVWrLVYEAR7FaOzGwFWAA79ACvGy1DVYZkiuIibW0-tfaP8Gq5FAncBW6JwwrWaeasAcYa3ixXHYHVfNxQG3WzxXYxw9gTehA_XqRcJbyoXefu/s1600/V1britt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpeYO8fhyphenhyphenAhR1PZfGjFzMWECui78s7bqVWrLVYEAR7FaOzGwFWAA79ACvGy1DVYZkiuIibW0-tfaP8Gq5FAncBW6JwwrWaeasAcYa3ixXHYHVfNxQG3WzxXYxw9gTehA_XqRcJbyoXefu/s400/V1britt2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">A few things I'd love to bring up here, and I'd love your feedback if you have a thought or opinion. Which is code for: This is a test, kids. Get out your #2 pencils. (ahem) </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">(1) Socks with this skirt. The skirt is verrry business-esque (try saying <em>that</em> 10 times fast. not a chance), and I wanted to make it more casual and fun. AKA, the knee-high socks bandit rides again. Mistake or Awesome?</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">(2) Brown socks and black skirt. Here's the thing: I didn't want all black-blackness in the ensemble. Sometimes I think that's a little harsh. But these (the socks and skirt) are close enough in color, kind of, that it almost looks like I made a mistake and unintentionally grabbed brown socks thinking "no one'll notice..." Which, yes, it might be a mistake (that's what I'm trying to determine with you all), but it <em>wasn't</em> unintentional. So. Socks/skirt coloration conundrum: Mistake or Awesome? Or somewhere in-between?</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">(3) Pencil skirt as a stay-at-home mom. I think I made a mistake in selecting my 30x30 items, because 3 of the 7 bottoms are pencil skirts. I adore them. But they're just not that practical to wear so often when I crawl around the house playing "here kitties" with my 2-year-old, or when I have to do laundry and am having to lean waaaay over to scoop out that stubborn sock in the back of the dryer, or other odds and ends of activities that fill my life. What do you guys say: pencil skirt as regular at-home attire: Mistake or Awesome? Or just plain stupid?</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">(4) Lack of necklace. I had one on originally and then took it off because I love this belt buckle so much, and I felt like the two were competing. But I do feel a little bare/plain. So. Mistake or Awesome?</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Anything else that catches your eye that you either like about this ensemble, or that you think would've made it better? Seriously. This one needs help.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Happy Tuesday!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Want this look? You don't have to answer that...just click below...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background: white; border-bottom: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-left: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-right: #bfbfbf 1px solid; border-top: #bfbfbf 1px solid; display: block; position: relative; width: 430px;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="150" scrolling="no" src="http://widget.shopstyle.com/widget?pid=uid6676-2041974-73&look=2748387&size=Small&width=6&height=1&layouttype=0&border=0&footer=0" width="430"></iframe><br /><div style="bottom: 2px; height: 18px; left: 0px; line-height: 12px; position: absolute; width: 100%;"><div style="left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px; position: absolute;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/browse/Fossil#pid=uid6676-2041974-73" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; color: #606060; font: 11px verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline;">More Fossil...</a></div><div style="padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 3px; position: absolute; right: 0px;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/#pid=uid6676-2041974-73" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;"><img alt="ShopStyle" src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/im/widget/ShopStyleLogo_powered_small.png" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></img></a></div></div></div></div>

dark brown with black: too close for comfort?

So I'm getting lazy in my old age. Meh. booties: steve madden. socks: don't recall. skirt & jacket: kohl's. belt: f21. watch: target.A few things I'd love to bring up here, and I'd love your feedback if you have a thought or opinion. Which is code for: This is a test, kids. Get out your #2 pencils.…

22Feb2011

reliving the brace-face of my past

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrq6Yt0pbT21D5gZTuSCZrunRonGEvRvuwC2QSp-YqEEd3zTZZ8YT6CKiQZLeDytFHCFJu-MHChs5yByPd31i4tgXDLfmonKHpTz-oY3HCOMukzLyHq3N_EUBui5dAwYw589HQ7PBICBO/s1600/0Days16_20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrq6Yt0pbT21D5gZTuSCZrunRonGEvRvuwC2QSp-YqEEd3zTZZ8YT6CKiQZLeDytFHCFJu-MHChs5yByPd31i4tgXDLfmonKHpTz-oY3HCOMukzLyHq3N_EUBui5dAwYw589HQ7PBICBO/s640/0Days16_20.jpg" width="441" /></a></div><div align="center">These boots are saving my life. My goal this week is to bust out some other footwear...even in the snow.<br /><br />Also, I just have to say...I had a bit of trouble with the coloring of Day 16's photo in this set...it's a long, tedious story of which I'll spare you all the details. But even though it kind of <em>looks </em>like I'm an albino with braces, and even though we've all heard the saying, "photos don't lie" (or something to that effect), you're all just going to have to trust me on this one: I don't have braces. That segment of my life is over. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Although, truth be told, I will be albino forever.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(p.s. If you want to see how Day 16 really looked, </span><a href="http://adayinlifetoo.blogspot.com/2011/02/simple-casualwear-dark-wash-skinny.html"><span style="font-size: x-small;">click here</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">.)</span></div>

reliving the brace-face of my past

These boots are saving my life. My goal this week is to bust out some other footwear...even in the snow.Also, I just have to say...I had a bit of trouble with the coloring of Day 16's photo in this set...it's a long, tedious story of which I'll spare you all the details. But even though it kind of …

21Feb2011

no makeup? no problem...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgDR5Znvby9J4A9gIixEVOse-0B-o3orPw5yTMRref6MbEfped54RvHJ0djPGwoIuWDroNdilWRBaBCuDdy4EyeQq1k8w6zDL_Ml_8HZslM7h2lDn5_dv5Rmt7QFZGLR4UJRwaGcfeW6P/s1600/U1britt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgDR5Znvby9J4A9gIixEVOse-0B-o3orPw5yTMRref6MbEfped54RvHJ0djPGwoIuWDroNdilWRBaBCuDdy4EyeQq1k8w6zDL_Ml_8HZslM7h2lDn5_dv5Rmt7QFZGLR4UJRwaGcfeW6P/s400/U1britt1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCfpV6KV9BA0crUN8OZQjQVPCIQir_zWPVMwgP8I89E_YCcVLUagqPC0bttqupQ6bo9XvAdIvl6bUluxPrnNYvmVNBJHxRNTs6h7vLhjrpALuS9kpcFRKXr2ayYUS-lq-71UYy0ljdoe3/s1600/U1britt3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCfpV6KV9BA0crUN8OZQjQVPCIQir_zWPVMwgP8I89E_YCcVLUagqPC0bttqupQ6bo9XvAdIvl6bUluxPrnNYvmVNBJHxRNTs6h7vLhjrpALuS9kpcFRKXr2ayYUS-lq-71UYy0ljdoe3/s400/U1britt3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">boots: i think you all know by now. socks: Pocket's. jeans: kohl's. shirt: don't recall. cardigan: j.crew. hat: thrifted. watch: target.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicw02lpUbZfOn5CzDvYXq_RPs1DB4UgtwUfakJ5lvHSc9T0ikW5IEu5SWG25sPoLNO2653xeBPMZJbDCjgWQSGg5C1PceWMoTxgkaq_NO6cCO4pua6PmNvd_qf7q6uxdh2Q0WLKfVlVmtg/s1600/U1britt4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicw02lpUbZfOn5CzDvYXq_RPs1DB4UgtwUfakJ5lvHSc9T0ikW5IEu5SWG25sPoLNO2653xeBPMZJbDCjgWQSGg5C1PceWMoTxgkaq_NO6cCO4pua6PmNvd_qf7q6uxdh2Q0WLKfVlVmtg/s400/U1britt4.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBl7-toUn62Sde5_Pw0bKMPu_hN-qRIT-cw-lJI7nrWL8FfH7lksR7r_Mtn82USB_9feTdIfdrM94YOwwuCzvaMEBwOl7c3emFmzotvsxUoukkp7XB-fLSdp8gZpoH1AVTl-Ich9vpPqX/s1600/U1britt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBl7-toUn62Sde5_Pw0bKMPu_hN-qRIT-cw-lJI7nrWL8FfH7lksR7r_Mtn82USB_9feTdIfdrM94YOwwuCzvaMEBwOl7c3emFmzotvsxUoukkp7XB-fLSdp8gZpoH1AVTl-Ich9vpPqX/s400/U1britt2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">Happy President's Day, guys. I'm all about America and our founding fathers and democracy and stuff...but to be honest, I've never really understood why we have this holiday...but to ALSO be honest, I've never really voiced that opinion because it's a free day for heaven's sake! Here's to you, George and Abe and all the rest. Thanks a mil. I slept in til 8:45 in your honor.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">It snowed again last night. Not a ton, but enough to make me bust out the boots. Again. I kind of want to apologize--I really do have cute shoes in my 30x30, but the reality is they're just not practical for wearing in 10 inches of snow. Unless I'm part of the Matrix or Truman Show, in which my reality <em>isn't</em> real. But here's the deal: if that's the case, then let the Powers That Be send down a warm, caribbean-esque synthetic snow. Palm trees, too. And I wouldn't mind an oceanic beach in my backyard while they're at it. Hello. That's my kind of "snow."</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Regardless, today's a great day. On the itinerary is sledding and a long list of nothingness. Which, frankly, is a glorious way to spend a holiday. Playing kinect (LOVE!), taking naps, playing legos and dolls, watching the snow fall from trees out the window, popping pocorn, playing games, listening to pint-sized arguments...this is the life. What's your vote: sometimes good to have a staycation, or do you need to get out? Either way...</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">...happy Monday!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Want this look? 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no makeup? no problem...

boots: i think you all know by now. socks: Pocket's. jeans: kohl's. shirt: don't recall. cardigan: j.crew. hat: thrifted. watch: target.Happy President's Day, guys. I'm all about America and our founding fathers and democracy and stuff...but to be honest, I've never really understood why we have thi…

21Feb2011

Just another manic Sunday...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8yP80R-5kHmQO-HwdcrnIOKADY6JG3eOjBk3bVYCAGF_W80yn5fgnGoFfa0XS29zk4EgPey8a-AWFa1crKLfnySEnjdbYL14qFzal2tYc6VJynnRXTONZuUvpoZEoGy1KCHgHDUdo00x/s1600/T1britt4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8yP80R-5kHmQO-HwdcrnIOKADY6JG3eOjBk3bVYCAGF_W80yn5fgnGoFfa0XS29zk4EgPey8a-AWFa1crKLfnySEnjdbYL14qFzal2tYc6VJynnRXTONZuUvpoZEoGy1KCHgHDUdo00x/s400/T1britt4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Roman numerals?! Brilliant! Why didn't I think of these before...like on Superbowl Sunday? Sheesh...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjra3klLWqdMmJc6Vlm93vNrtZjWwN0qRfGFy6ZN30mEJD6FbEpjUXM0THo_Tm2xp0RrcmEt-6neUMpoXhD7IHiw0fQv1q641OAdlH7ZXZxHx49n1GtRfrVkA5qZph9lhG1KdJ8kR-njTcf/s1600/T1britt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjra3klLWqdMmJc6Vlm93vNrtZjWwN0qRfGFy6ZN30mEJD6FbEpjUXM0THo_Tm2xp0RrcmEt-6neUMpoXhD7IHiw0fQv1q641OAdlH7ZXZxHx49n1GtRfrVkA5qZph9lhG1KdJ8kR-njTcf/s400/T1britt2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">boots: target. tights: forever21, skirt: j. crew. shirt: gap. cardigan: rue21. necklace: downeast outfitters.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjQg-VM2c-j2mU8_1QzkwJPWefD2iwi8plOoPYcQ4BvnHbcCatGLRGr-MwxMV2KYRXMxKPz_G7p7NIeBA7xlsC83WAH_pdOi324lKMx4HOaRnkfioK9gi7i3iaONTwrZxqJoWFU7EKpj-/s1600/T1britt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjQg-VM2c-j2mU8_1QzkwJPWefD2iwi8plOoPYcQ4BvnHbcCatGLRGr-MwxMV2KYRXMxKPz_G7p7NIeBA7xlsC83WAH_pdOi324lKMx4HOaRnkfioK9gi7i3iaONTwrZxqJoWFU7EKpj-/s400/T1britt1.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This week, I'm particularly grateful for...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">- Date night. Especially when it involves my two favorite men: Pocket and Brian Regan. In that order, but it's gotta be close...</div><div style="text-align: center;">- Snow. Beautiful, deep, lovely, sparkly, fluffy stuff.</div><div style="text-align: center;">- Having a pair of boots in my 30x30. Which have totally overstayed their welcome this week (along with colored tights). But. Snow, guys. Snow.</div><div style="text-align: center;">- Having smart readers who correct me on my TOTally inaccurate spellings of foreign words. Like segway (segue) and capeche (capisce). Learn something new every day. (Like the fact that I shouldn't speak, read, or write anything remotely foreign...)</div><div style="text-align: center;">- Family time that involves jumping around the basement and laughter. Which happens a lot around here.</div><div style="text-align: center;">- Grocery carts and the fact that the handle side flips up so my kids can crawl like tigers into the cart themselves and I don't have to lift them up-and-over because, let's face it, they are growing and I am aging.</div><div style="text-align: center;">- Sharing accessories with my daughters, who are old enough to be responsible and put things away.</div><div style="text-align: center;">- Finding the accessories that my daughters have lost because, come to find out, they're actually NOT old enough to be responsible and put things away.</div><div style="text-align: center;">- My daughters. And my son. And everyone else whom I love.</div><div style="text-align: center;">- Quesadilla makers.</div><div style="text-align: center;">- Internet.</div><div style="text-align: center;">- A big-picture perspective.</div><div style="text-align: center;">- Being able to laugh at myself. And encouraging you all to do the same. For example:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4uprEZwsOOHrUvW3GiYdgwaRCFuyZSjuKEe15_JZW3MWe_V3IPQZmBuo0Z2WU2qCkpWRUmn5aIqd_3K0Zb7Mkb1iF4JUJXvF1yDG4KFY3_2c4w8u8bGVbNTIsgFIPh8T6JontyJPgv7o/s1600/T1britt3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4uprEZwsOOHrUvW3GiYdgwaRCFuyZSjuKEe15_JZW3MWe_V3IPQZmBuo0Z2WU2qCkpWRUmn5aIqd_3K0Zb7Mkb1iF4JUJXvF1yDG4KFY3_2c4w8u8bGVbNTIsgFIPh8T6JontyJPgv7o/s400/T1britt3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><em>(Reeeeeally</em> not sure what I was going for in attempting the poses above...but I'm glad they're all equally lame. And by "lame" I of course mean "awesome.")</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Happy Sunday.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Want this look? 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Just another manic Sunday...

Roman numerals?! Brilliant! Why didn't I think of these before...like on Superbowl Sunday? Sheesh...boots: target. tights: forever21, skirt: j. crew. shirt: gap. cardigan: rue21. necklace: downeast outfitters.This week, I'm particularly grateful for...- Date night. Especially when it involves my two…

20Feb2011

Saturday brevity

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Saturday brevity

shoes: union bay brand. jeans: american eagle outfitters. shirt & belt: forever21. jacket: kohl's. necklace & flower clip: gifted. bracelet: don't recall. earrings: hawaii.I love it when Pocket goes shopping. He gets stuff like oranges and pnut m&ms and a kinect for the xbox 360. Which is why today'…

19Feb2011

stuffy solids turn playful

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5maxXEdYPpcQmy_Kt_8BHYGEfjYP8ZXBJpHYVBhvUjBJLXX-wxTS1528TKrVfCd5ZrJLgUm3siSzQiqSRBWVL_pacjAL8Q4rIlsLpdCv9k1ucVc7QT0lFwLgGMWdKTfyZ0ciHEcR_xJXN/s1600/R1britt5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5maxXEdYPpcQmy_Kt_8BHYGEfjYP8ZXBJpHYVBhvUjBJLXX-wxTS1528TKrVfCd5ZrJLgUm3siSzQiqSRBWVL_pacjAL8Q4rIlsLpdCv9k1ucVc7QT0lFwLgGMWdKTfyZ0ciHEcR_xJXN/s400/R1britt5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8hV1YGCtxxXl6sDE7LtVukQRxO-HmvwC4vfbugMSpY2vvnDyb_N_SEmEmSJ2TPggkg4a_FlvHkLiMgMRlEjKTlmYUuRLBnUy2jmA2dvQX_Ox2fzLk_Wtjd6sdI617OlMBr-gGm7QGs4N/s1600/R1britt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8hV1YGCtxxXl6sDE7LtVukQRxO-HmvwC4vfbugMSpY2vvnDyb_N_SEmEmSJ2TPggkg4a_FlvHkLiMgMRlEjKTlmYUuRLBnUy2jmA2dvQX_Ox2fzLk_Wtjd6sdI617OlMBr-gGm7QGs4N/s400/R1britt2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> boots & watch: target. tights: giftedn. magic skirt: gap. shirt: j.crew. belt: don't recall.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmg52TYznjBEZZjM08bU8Y9ZlFN3U3AR41Oys8C_VZAxod1Cyyt6z3_ra25hK0iUMbBkdXIRSNqCjhJcxIS2rq9FWfHhQyp6iluLDi4aoTJf4-f1xD2tVQ3mMdWztFosX21C1605WP2Gu/s1600/R1britt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmg52TYznjBEZZjM08bU8Y9ZlFN3U3AR41Oys8C_VZAxod1Cyyt6z3_ra25hK0iUMbBkdXIRSNqCjhJcxIS2rq9FWfHhQyp6iluLDi4aoTJf4-f1xD2tVQ3mMdWztFosX21C1605WP2Gu/s400/R1britt1.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJklJSm-EXH3-8cSnhoDpg5sMITUUgIOvq9OhpTteK9066g2lUjw1Gag-2dPVRawshpUNJZnLSI7nrw0aCIA-hYN3KPKja5qQwcBvwtTJVYO7K3LG2Uu-tYl9jVpoqmpzcVdeYLS0r4IZ/s1600/R1britt3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJklJSm-EXH3-8cSnhoDpg5sMITUUgIOvq9OhpTteK9066g2lUjw1Gag-2dPVRawshpUNJZnLSI7nrw0aCIA-hYN3KPKja5qQwcBvwtTJVYO7K3LG2Uu-tYl9jVpoqmpzcVdeYLS0r4IZ/s400/R1britt3.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today's jumping-off point was this shirt. I adore everything about it--the color, the cowl neck, the sleeves, everything. But for some reason, I'm having a hard time styling it. So I decided that I'd put it on and see what else flew out of my closet and landed on my body, Mary Poppins cleanup-style. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">[Editor's note: Maybe it's just me...it's probably just me...but has anyone else DREAMed of being able to snap your fingers and have results like that? Clean house, straightened appearance, birds singing outside the window? Hello. If I ever run into a genie-filled-lamp, the Magic Snap is TOTally in running. Along with an endless supply of calorie-free-yet-still-delicious pnut m&ms. I'd tell you my idea for the 3rd wish, but I haven't narrowed it down yet, and you just can't be too hasty in making these important life decisions. So.]</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ahem. Since I've worn pants the past couple of days, a skirt was in order. But no pencil skirt. (I definitely overestimated my desire to wear pencil skirts during this 30x30) Which leaves magic skirt. I almost wore the <a href="http://adayinlifetoo.blogspot.com/2011/02/printed-skirt-ruffle-shirt-leg-warmers.html">print side</a>, but it's snowy and chilly and I wanted to be warmer with boots (for the four-thousandth time this week) and some colored tights.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Solid shirt, solid skirt, solid tights, and solid footwear. Normally I don't do this.much.solid.color. But today I left it alone. Simple belt, hairstyle, and a watch as my only other accessory. I think the color of the tights just ties in the whole look here. A bit Unexpected and Maybe Awesome. <br /><br />Speaking of unexpected... *snap*</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nuts. Dishes are still dirty. Never hurts to try, though, right? *snap* Okay. I'll sto*snap*p. No really. Don*snap*e. I wanted to wash the dishes by hand anyways. So. Joke's on you, Poppins.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">[Editor's note: Outtakes below. Legitimate pose attempts in all their magnificent embarrassingness. I have nothing to say for myself, 'cept that a Magic Snap would reeeeeally come in handy right about now. Clean these right off all our computers.]</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9j_bkksDHVWJBjYb2T_Y6tVMkl55f8ZQ0ZXovMPPvES10G0g-_woUgxey_xDMZlfhQxvTD3cPGA_PXUTurmWIP2Ccd1tiR3DSZhTOGUUD0KJdNpECMof3METhKITDXnvG0kg7sARhak3/s1600/R1britt4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9j_bkksDHVWJBjYb2T_Y6tVMkl55f8ZQ0ZXovMPPvES10G0g-_woUgxey_xDMZlfhQxvTD3cPGA_PXUTurmWIP2Ccd1tiR3DSZhTOGUUD0KJdNpECMof3METhKITDXnvG0kg7sARhak3/s400/R1britt4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Happy Friday.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Want this look? I don't blame you. I like it too. 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stuffy solids turn playful

boots & watch: target. tights: giftedn. magic skirt: gap. shirt: j.crew. belt: don't recall.Today's jumping-off point was this shirt. I adore everything about it--the color, the cowl neck, the sleeves, everything. But for some reason, I'm having a hard time styling it. So I decided that I'd put it …

18Feb2011